Web+2.0+Tools

A simple definition of Web 2.0 is the “Read/Write Web.” Originally, the Internet was a place to locate information - mainly a "Read Only Web." As the Internet slowly changed, web sites were developed that let people "write" and share information. Today’s Web 2.0 sites, like Facebook and Wikipedia, enable people to communicate and collaborate. ([])  __**Web 2.0 Resources**__
 * 4 Teachers – Family of Tools includes several Web 2.0 tools -
 * Discovery Education Web 2.0 Tools includes presentation, video, mobile, and community tools, as well as related links.
 * Free Technology for Teachers has many different resources for integrating technology and using Web 2.0 tools.
 * Go 2 Web 2.0 is a directory of Web 2.0 tools.
 *  Teach Web 2.0 is a group of curious teachers who explore and brainstorm ways to integrate Web 2.0 technologies into our teaching.
 * Web 2.0 for the Classroom Teacher is a hot list of Web 2.0 tools.
 * Web 2.0 in School Libraries has many different resources that provide "real life uses of Web 2.0 in libraries".

__**Web 2.0 Tools** __ __**Blogging**__
 * Edublogsis great for classroom use.
 * Kidblogsis designed for elementary and middle school teachers who want to provide each student with their own, unique blog.
 * Blogspot is a free weblog publishing tool from Google, for sharing text, photos and video.

__**Digital Media **__
 * Kerpoof is all about having fun, discovering things, and being creative. You can make artwork, an animated movie, tell a story, and more.
 * KidsTube is monitored video sharing for children.

__**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Google Apps **__


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">** Google Forms ** can be used to assess students and score digital portfolios and rubrics.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">__**Language Arts**__


 * Storybirds are short, art inspired stories you make to share, print, and read.


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wikis __ **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Wikispaces is a free, private secure space to post information about your class online.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">PBWorks hosts over 300,000 educational workspaces, and has helped transform teaching and learning for millions of students, parents and teachers.